When men really are the problem: Cast n’ Crew spooks with ‘Dracula: A Feminist Revenge Fantasy, Really’

Charlotte Balla | Staff Photographer Featuring badass women, cowboy hats, and men in distress, the Cast n’ Crew performance of “Dracula: A Feminist Revenge Fantasy, Really” sold out three shows last weekend at the Village Black Box theater. With this bloody and heartfelt play, Cast n’ Crew dazzles audiences once again with their completely student-run shows. In this adaptation, playwright Kate Hamill centers the sidelined women of the original classic. “Dracula: A Feminist Revenge Fantasy, Really” focuses on the friendship among three women: a genderbent Dr. Van Helsing (Mina Farrow Prater), a no-nonsense and know-it-all vampire hunter; Lucy Westerna (Evelyn Halbach), a vivacious, soon-to-be-wed woman trapped in Victorian norms; and Mina Harker (Amelia Kaye), a settled lady and wife who needs to break away from her upbringing when chaos erupts. On opening night, Nov.

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